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Sulfuric acid vapour derivations from negative ion composition data between 25 and 34 km
Author(s) -
Arijs E.,
Nevejans D.,
Ingels J.,
Frederick P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl010i004p00329
Subject(s) - altitude (triangle) , ion , sulfuric acid , atmospheric sciences , atmospheric composition , aerosol , composition (language) , stratosphere , environmental science , meteorology , physics , chemistry , mathematics , inorganic chemistry , atmosphere (unit) , organic chemistry , philosophy , geometry , linguistics
Negative ion composition measurements obtained during a valve controlled balloon flight were used to derive (H 2 SO 4 + HSO y ) number densities between 25 and 34 km altitude. The data are compared to similar results obtained for other stratospheric temperatures. The implications of the results on our present ideas about aerosol formation are briefly discussed.